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China to deliver military equipment to Philippines by yearend: Lorenzana

May 15, 2017

China is set to deliver to the Philippines by the end of the year military equipment under a grant program, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. In a press conference in Beijing Sunday night, Lorenzana said China offered in December $14

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Military arrests Abu Sayyaf member in Tawi-tawi

May 15, 2017

The military has arrested a member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Tawi-tawi on Saturday, a spokesman said Monday. Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command identified the arrested member as Sahidul Bandhala

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Alleged Japanese remains with bullet-like hole on head found in Bohol

May 15, 2017

A human skeleton allegedly of a male Japanese national, with bullet-like hole in the head, was found in a forested area in Bilar, Bohol, police said on Sunday. Bilar investigators suspected that they were remains of a Japanese because of

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PH hopes China-backed “One Belt One Road Initiative” to benefit Filipinos

May 14, 2017

The Philippines has expressed hope that the China-led “One Belt One Road Initiative,” which President Rodrigo Duterte has been attending, could benefit the Filipinos. The Belt and Road Forum for International cooperation officially opened on Sunday. In a statement, the

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Fire razes tire warehouse in Clark Freeport

May 14, 2017

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in a tire company located inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga.   According to Clark Development Corporation Public and Safety Department, the fire started at 3:20 pm in a warehouse owned by Yokohama

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2 rebels killed in Zamboanga Sibugay encounter

May 14, 2017

Two members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while two civilians were wounded in an encounter with government troops in Zamboanga Sibugay on Saturday afternoon. Captain Jo-Ann Petinglay, spokesperson of military’s Western Mindanao Command, said the troops

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PH, Japan, ReCAAP ISC hold drill off Sulu

May 14, 2017

The Philippines and Japan coast guards, along with an international agency dealing with piracy and robbery at sea, have conducted communications and surveillance exercise in southern Philippines on Saturday. Commodore Leopoldo Laroya, commander of Maritime Security and Law Enforcement of

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Japan plans to fund building of drug rehab center in Baguio

May 14, 2017

The Japanese government is eyeing to finance the construction of a state-of-the-art drug rehabilitation center for drug dependents in Baguio City, a local official said. According to Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan, officials from the Department of Health already talked

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